NORMALVILLE, Pa. — Fire crews spent much of the day Thursday working to shore up the foundation of a home on Springfield Pike after a car crashed into it early in the morning. It happened while the homeowner, John Maddas, was sleeping inside.
“I heard the screeching before and the impact. It jarred me,” Maddas told Channel 11′s Andrew Havranek. “By the time I called 911, there was smoke coming into the house, and once I got my wits about me, I came outside to see if she was okay.”
He was inside with his dogs. His wife had been at work for a few hours, and his daughter had just left. So once he knew he was okay, he said his priority was helping the driver as much as he could.
That driver and one other person were taken to the hospital.
“I thought maybe the woman was in shock,” Maddas said. “I offered her a chair and a blanket or if she needed something to drink. I saw that she had a laceration on her head, and I just kind of stayed out of the way of the first responders.”
The home is old, Maddas said it was built in the 1800s.
The rubble from the block work could be seen inside the basement of the home as crews worked to reinforce the foundation from the impact.
Maddas said he’s thankful for the quick actions of fire crews and other first responders who helped those two victims.
He’s glad no one in his family was hurt, and said he’s hoping for a speedy recovery for both of the people hurt in the crash.
“Property is replaceable,” Maddas said.
State Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
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